CTB Europe informs tour operators about Chikungunya

WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB), Chata, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Health have informed tour operators in the Netherlands about chikungunya. This is according to the director of Curaçao Tourist Board Europe (CTBE) Edward Suares.

Earlier this week, the Dutch media reported on the chikungunya epidemic in Curacao and many tourists in the Netherlands started asking questions.

Suares: “Before the news was broadcasted on the Dutch TV station NOS, we were receiving various phone calls asking about the disease, of course we explained everything. After the broadcast, the consumer has become restless.”